Jaylen Brown Quotes
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I just think Trump's character and some of his values makes him unfit to lead. For someone like him to be president and in charge of our troops? It's scary, to be honest.
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I don't know if I like getting hit, but I try to draw contact.
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Sports is a unique thing in our country. It's so influential. It's almost like a sacrament for religion.
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I hate taking pills. Like, I probably haven't taken a pill in over 10 years.
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I've been blessed to have a lot of mentors in my life that just have been good people and hard workers. Jae Crowder is one of them; Jimmy Butler is one of them.
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You've got athletes who are politicians, venture capitalists, musicians, rappers, etcetera. It's becoming more of a popular thing to have other interests outside of basketball, and I think that's normal. Just like when people work day jobs, they have interest in sports, they do investments, they do all these other types of things.
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Some people think racism has dissipated or no longer exists. But it's hidden in more strategic places.
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Who's to say because you're just a basketball player, or you are a basketball player, who's to say you can't chime in on other subjects or other important topics?
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Why, when an athlete says something, why is it downplayed or considered not OK? I've always challenged that notion.
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I definitely feel like you have an influence. I'm 21 years old, and I'm thinking about the kids that are from my neighborhood, from my community, that are looking up to me and seeing me handle myself a certain way, so I do feel a responsibility in that sense to handle myself a certain way in front of those guys.
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I'm not saying that players should go out and say random things, especially if they don't know anything about it. But I think players do know more than people give them credit for. People do research, and people are entitled to their own opinions.
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I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it.
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I'm not trying to be different. To me, I'm just being myself.
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I don't believe in holding your tongue, especially if it's something you can directly benefit from or some people need to hear.
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Embarrassment is where growth happens.
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The chips fall into place, but the educational experience I had at Cal, second to none.
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I'm not a guy that's going to shoot 10 3s a game - I like to get to the basket. But some of those shots I do gotta take. Some of those shots I gotta let fly.
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A lot of people didn't know why I went to Cal. The Bay Area, Silicon Valley, I wanted to put myself in that position where I'm not only successful on the court but off the court.
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I disagree that an athlete can't be intelligent. Some people think that, in basketball, we have a bunch of masculine adults who don't know how to control themselves. They're feeble-minded and can't engage or articulate ideas. That's a narrative they keep trying to paint.
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More people care about LeBron James than some religious leader.
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I think that's kind of who I am. I just try to be vocal and try to lead by example.
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In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.
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I don't have any fear of failure whatsoever. I used to, and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to anymore.
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I wake up every day doing what I love to do. I love to play basketball.